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OpenText AccuRev vs TFS comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText AccuRev
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
22nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
TFS
Ranking in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
9th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
99
Ranking in other categories
Test Management Tools (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category, the mindshare of OpenText AccuRev is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of TFS is 4.3%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
TFS4.3%
OpenText AccuRev1.1%
Other94.6%
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites
 

Featured Reviews

Sameh-Hablas - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO - Director General & Founder Ai/ IT Expert - Digital Transformation at Al Danah Information Systems Solutions
Helps us with our compliance goals, native quality management systems and with the legacy systems in our organization
To improve the product, it needs some enhancement to the application's interface to be more user-friendly. The product has all the features that we need and we can depend upon it. My issue with the product is that it is not easy to use without a guide or a proper manual. That is my point. It is not very friendly to use. For example, we may need the application to be more friendly in other sorts of ways. If we have an integrated module that allows access to the features we want through one click, you do not need to make it two or three clicks on the screen. The interface can be better designed to easily provide access to the features you need. The feature I would like to see in the next release is just for it to be more friendly to use and to be like a smart application that intuits your movement through the application. It needs to be something that works smoothly and intelligent without any complicated navigation of screens.
PF
Angular C Full Stack Developer at Great American Insurance
Simplified task creation enhances seamless development workflow
We use TFS for our Agile board to handle our sprints, epics, stories, and tasks, tracking how work is progressing. It is also a repository for managing code changes TFS integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio and Azure Cloud, facilitating continuous integration and continuous deployment, which…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution is very scalable and it's been quite scalable for our organization's purpose."
"The solution is 100% scalable. It's much more scalable than the customer's capacity for implementing it. We do plan to increase usage ourselves."
"It has a user friendly UI which has been very much appreciated by our organization."
"The product has all the features that we for application managementat a lower cost."
"AccuRev is a better tool in general."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is taking snapshots while doing the execution of the test cases."
"Easy to use on Window platform."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Our original pre-sales technical contact is now in a different position within the sales organization, but is still willing to field questions, and get the right resources involved to speed up the delivery of customer service."
"TFS allows me to handle automated builds and release management quite easily."
"Even though TFS is slower, it is better to make those changes in TFS to have a backup so we do not lose all the changes if there are any mishaps."
"If you want to secure your code, TFS is a good choice, as it can do it easily."
"This solution enables us to link all items usefully, in the way we use Agile."
"It is great product with capabilities for SCM, ALM and issue tracking."
"It is user-friendly with a straightforward drag and drop interface, which makes it easier for me to create builds and release pipelines without needing to program YAML files."
"In terms of usability, JIRA might provide a better user experience but from an organizational and stability point of view, TFS wins hands-down."
"The most valuable feature of TFS is that it keeps the code secure while working collaboratively in a team of four or five individuals."
 

Cons

"It is difficult to gain experience with the product because resources and documentation for learning are not available."
"Source code conflicts are like evil twins."
"Stability needs improvement. It has some minor defects that could be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to have a repository for the code which is embedded. Apart from that, it has everything I need."
"Because AccuRev is a centralized SCM, Microfocus will always need to work to improve performance relative to distributed SCM."
"The pricing should be more competitive."
"The tool has an issue whereby it restarts its services on its own."
"Limited reporting features for management."
"One of the areas that could be improved is to have an effective full life-cycle management."
"TFS on-premise does not support integration with SharePoint Online."
"The record and play functionality needs some improvement."
"TFS has room for improvement as there have been global security issues that many companies, including ours, have experienced."
"Access and permissions are confusing when attempting to include basic manual testing functionalities."
"I would like to see the reporting features expanded so that I can see details on the users connected to all of the projects."
"Basic, manual testing should not be only available at the most expensive pricing level."
"There are glitches, such as runners getting stuck, deployments generating errors, and it's becoming outdated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a lower cost than other top competetors."
"We pay for the license yearly."
"Microsoft products are always expensive. Obviously, they are quality products, but it would be helpful if there was a reduction in price. But compared to other vendors, I think the cost is high."
"There is a yearly licensing fee that needs to be paid."
"I believe we pay on a yearly basis. I don't know the current costs of them. We outsource all that to a third party. Each of the developers gets a Microsoft Visual Studio Azure DevOps license, which gives them access to the TFS server as well. We probably pay on average about 1,800 Canadian Dollars a year for every developer, but that covers a lot more than just TFS."
"I would like to see TFS improve its web interface as there are some limitations with IDs and the integration behind it and with open source tools like VS Code."
"TFS is not cheap."
"There are different prices depending on the configurations. There is a free version available. There is no extra cost for the solution. However, the hardware could be something that needs to be considered."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
8%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business16
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise64
 

Questions from the Community

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Which is better - TFS or Azure DevOps?
TFS and Azure DevOps are different in many ways. TFS was designed for admins, and only offers incremental improvements. In addition, TFS seems complicated to use and I don’t think it has a very fri...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for TFS?
While I do not know the exact pricing, TFS is likely more expensive than GitLab.
What needs improvement with TFS?
From a testing perspective, while the build and deploy automation capability and pipeline integration are already present to a great extent, these are areas where TFS can improve further.
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus AccuRev, AccuRev
Team Foundation Server
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Akcelerant, SDL, CSG, Avid Technology Inc., Azimuth Systems Inc, Drivecam, Endgame, f5 Networks, Follett Software, Hyland Software, Indanet, Kronos, McAfee
Vendex KBB IT Services, Info Support, Fujitsu Consulting, TCSC, Airways New Zealand, HP
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